The Russian referee joined the refereeing squad for the final club championship match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
First assistant Alires Fagani will Anton ShchetininBorn in St. Petersburg, he started as a line referee at local tournaments and, at the age of 20, moved to Australia, where his grandmother lived.
There, he eventually became a linesman in the AV League, while also working on apartment repairs. Later, he worked at the Asian Champions League, the Tokyo Olympics final, and the 2022 World Cup matches in Qatar.